Behavioral Intervention Group

Perfect for the summer! Miller Swim School offers group or private swimming lessons for children with developmental disabilities! Give them a call at 918-254-1988 for more info!

Is your kiddo with autism interested in playing soccer? Tulsa has a soccer club available to youth athletes from any school district with physical and/or developmental disabilities! Ages range from 5 to 19. Here are some details you may want to know (all details can be found on the website posted at the bottom of this status):
-Structured league with games every weekend for 8-9 weekends
-1 practice a week
-Work on player participation, fundamentals of soccer, appreciation for the game, team friendships, and fun!!
-Cost is $30 for the league

**Fall season is August-November
**Spring season is February-May

We realize this is a little early as leagues are not happening now, but mark your calendars for August if you're interested!!

Check out the link below and peruse the website which details a lot of great information about how it all works!
http://metrotulsasoccer.com/index.php?ct=tops_home

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Such a fun day at the bowling alley with Z's class from school a few weeks ago! He got to work on taking turns and paying for his own bowling game and asking for the right shoe size. We also got to work on some spontaneous language that we've been working on at home, like asking people "are you okay?" or "Miss Lacey can you (insert mand here)". So proud of this guy!

J has been working on map skills, so we took a trip to the zoo in May to put map skills to work! He did such a great job and we had a lot of fun!

Some really cool things have been happening at Behavioral Intervention Group! The newest addition to our fun adventures is our summertime camp called "BIG camp!" We have 3 kiddos for a morning session, and 3 for an afternoon session. Most of all though, we have a BLAST. Check out the banner one of our older kids made, and the amazing watercolor work of one of our 5-year-olds titled "lots of big buildings" :)

We're working on some really great things at camp including:
- Calendar (identifying the month and day of the month)
- Appropriate social interactions with others
- Playing games
- Sitting for snack time
- Story time
- Using language to ask for the things we want
- Sidewalk chalk
- Craft time (the kids LOVED this! And each loved something different :))
- Just some fun hang out time with Miss Mindi, Miss Catie, and Miss Lacey!

We're really excited about camp and we will keep you updated as the summer goes on :) SO proud of our kiddos!

--Lacey

Building lots of language and learning to following directions! Check out our Zoo!

Fun at the aquarium!

Just some peer socialization at the splash pad!!

Happy 4th of July to all our clients and our Facebook followers! We hope you all have a safe and fun day =)!!

THROUGH BLOCK PLAY, CHILDREN LEARN THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:

Science Concepts: Children learn science when they experience gravity as their constructions fall. They also learn the use of simple machines as they build ramps to their buildings.

Spatial Reasoning: Young designers learn to manipulate space and objects through block play. Will this fit here? Will this fall down? Will this make the shape I want? Block play allows children to explore navigation of space and direction.

Math Concepts: Some of the math skills encountered through block play include counting, comparison of length and width, names of shapes and how to combine certain geometric shapes to make other shapes. Children are even learning the basics of addition when they discover that two short blocks will be the same size as another block.

Reading and Writing Skills: Through block play, children understand the importance of sequence, an important early reading skill, as they retell their experiences with the blocks. Both parents and teachers can help children write stories about what they are building.

Language Skills: Little builders learn language skills and vocabulary as they discuss what they are building.

Cooperation and Responsibility: Children learn cooperation and sharing as they work together with family members or other children during their play. In addition, they learn how to be responsible when they clean up after they are done with the blocks.

Tips for positive behaviors! Again, easier said than done, but remember there's usually always a rainbow after the storm passes =)

Give an instruction only once. Don't foster greater disobedience by giving it a lot of attention. If you focus on their defiance, it will actually increase.

Learn to ignore -- or actually walk away -- from annoying behavior. When you stop giving attention to annoying behavior, there's nothing in it for the child. When you first start doing it, your child may actually throw even more tantrums -- because they're upset that their usual way of getting what they want isn't working. Eventually they will see that it doesn't work anymore.

Your goal in a tantrum is to get past it. Stay calm yourself and your child will calm down faster.

When you must punish, make it a brief and don't delay it. Don't add punishment if the child complains. If they can't or won't do time out, take away a toy or privilege for a specified time. Longer and harsher punishment doesn't make it more effective.

Ideally, you should be praising your child's behavior 90 percent of the time and punishing only 10 percent of the time. Notice your child's good behavior and give it positive attention. They will do more of it. Change your behavior and your child will change theirs!

Every parent's guide to promoting positive behavior. The key is to sticking to the desired behavior, even when it seems like there's no other option but to give in!! Easier said than done, yes, BUT it will make a HUGE impact on future behaviors! =)

http://blog.playdrhutch.com/2012/07/05/promoting-positive-behavior/

Promoting Positive Behavior | PlayDrMom As a parent and a child psychologist I firmly believe in focusing on reinforcing positive behaviors … as opposed to punishing negative ones. This stems from my knowledge of what behaviorists have studied about human behavior … AND my first hand experience with kids. Positive reinforcement works ……